This the best part of American history I have ever heard of. Enjoy! It came from The Jacksonville Wine Guide (I even stole the image they posted) at http://tinyurl.com/yf3reu7 I love this.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Wine Fact of the Day - The Wine Brick
During prohibition, a product called the 'Grape Brick' was sold to thousands of wine-starved households across America by wineries looking to recoup their loses. Attached to the 'brick' of dried and pressed winegrape concentrate was a packet of yeast, and the stern warning, "Do not add yeast or fermentation will result."
Here are the instructions:
To make a refreshing grape-juice drink, dissolve the grape brick in a large pitcher of water.
However, on the other side of the package was a warning:
Caution: Never mix contents in two gallons of warm water to which you have added a pinch of yeast, and one pound of sugar. If this mixture is left to stand in a cloth covered container for two weeks, an ALCOHOLIC beverage will result, which is illegal.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Wine Fact of the Day - The Wine Brick
During prohibition, a product called the 'Grape Brick' was sold to thousands of wine-starved households across America by wineries looking to recoup their loses. Attached to the 'brick' of dried and pressed winegrape concentrate was a packet of yeast, and the stern warning, "Do not add yeast or fermentation will result."
Here are the instructions:
To make a refreshing grape-juice drink, dissolve the grape brick in a large pitcher of water.
However, on the other side of the package was a warning:
Caution: Never mix contents in two gallons of warm water to which you have added a pinch of yeast, and one pound of sugar. If this mixture is left to stand in a cloth covered container for two weeks, an ALCOHOLIC beverage will result, which is illegal.
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